Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Lapsus$ ransomware group defaced all the sites publishing a ransom note that claims that they had access to Impresa’s Amazon Web Services account. The attack did not impact radio and cable TV broadcasts, while SIC’s internet streaming transmission was interrupted. Source TheRecord.

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Media Ransomware Telecommunications Accountability 140

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country.

Mobile 87

Mobile Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Internet 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers to spy on the traffic and steal data. US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers.

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Telecommunications Authentication Passwords Accountability 96

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

As an example of compromised accounts, Resecurity outlined exposed access credentials belonging to a major data center and one of the largest vendors providing international-scale network telephony connectivity to governmental and national telecom providers in Africa.

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Engineering Passwords Telecommunications Accountability 118

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The Chinese APT is known to be focused on telecommunications companies operating across Asia, Europe and Africa. PingPull, was first spotted by Unit 42 in June 2022, the researchers defined the RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications.

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Malware Telecommunications Government VPN 95

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Be aware of any changes in SMS-based connectivity.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 91

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

.” The arrest is the result of Operation Guardian led by AFP which became aware of a number of text messages demanding some Optus customers transfer $2000 to a bank account or face their personal information being used for financial crimes. The database belonging to the company was leaked on a cybercrime forum.

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Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 71

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

Once obtained the credentials, an attacker can add an administrator account and use it to obtain full access to the device and perform actions such as watching live footage from the camera as shown below. “This information could aid in reconnaissance conducted prior to launching a cyberattack. ” concludes Nozomi.

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Surveillance Authentication Telecommunications Manufacturing 142

Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

I am currently drafting a guideline on information security, privacy, governance, compliance and other controls to mitigate unacceptable information risks in professional services. Small, immature organisations may not have that luxury, and hence may have little option but to accept whatever the counterparty suggests/requires.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 72

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE are considered as national security threats. regulators declared Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. The Chinese giant Huawei was already excluded by several countries from building their 5G internet networks.

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Government Telecommunications Internet Internet 84

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by some Internet service providers (ISPs) in Italy and Kazakhstan to infect Android and iOS users with their spyware.

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Surveillance Mobile Spyware Telecommunications 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The upcoming updates on SharePass will also allow you to send account credentials, QR codes, JSON structured data and other types of information. There are several services on the internet that allow you to send emails that are encrypted with a password. Don’t Rely on Telecommunication. IRC Channels.

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VPN Passwords Encryption Mobile 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The UNC1945 group carried out attacks aimed at telecommunications companies and leveraged third-party networks to target specific financial and professional consulting industries. According to the experts, the attackers also used an exploit for a recently addressed zero-day vulnerability( CVE-2020-14871 ) in Oracle Solaris.

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Authentication Telecommunications Advertising Internet 96

Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly. GHz and 5 GHz bands, providing high-speed wireless internet connectivity (Kurkovsky, 2006). IoT Security Techniques and Implementation.

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Penetration Testing Wireless IoT Technology 52

Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft has now confirmed that the attackers have compromised the account of one of its employees gaining limited access to source code repositories. Our investigation has found a single account had been compromised, granting limited access. No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

2 ] The threat actor leveraged a set of misconfigured Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) accounts that enabled it to enroll a new device for MFA and to access the victim network. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issued a warning about the use of Kaspersky products. [ Viasat Inc.,

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Ransomware Malware Government Antivirus 57

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The new “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 ” report describes attacks on various industries and critical infrastructure facilities, as well as campaigns aimed at destabilization of the Internet in certain countries. Internet destabilization at state level. The telecommunications sector: Are providers ready for 5G?

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Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 82

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2022

These transmissions contain sensitive metadata relating to messages, including the names of messages' senders and receivers and their user account identifiers. China has prioritized national security over individual protection when it comes to privacy, but it still has measures to protect individuals and companies.

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Encryption Telecommunications Government Mobile 88

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Botmasters and account resellers are tasked with providing initial access inside the victim’s network. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. A more detailed account of the technical capabilities of REvil is available in our private and public reports.

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